Legal Opinion
Highland v. Highland
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1884PublishedCited by 26 opinions
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. John H. Williams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sheldon
On the 21st day of March, 1878, Henry M. Highland, being then unmarried, became a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 777, Knights of Honor, at Quincy, Illinois, it being a branch of the “Knights of Honor,” a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Kentucky. A certificate of membership was issued to him, of which the following is a copy:
“Benefit Ceetificate.
“This certifies that Henry M. Highland has received the degree of manhood; that he is a beneficiary member of this lodge in good standing; that in accordance with and under the provisions of the laws governing the order, the sum of…
2Cited by26 opinions
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